§ Mr. Spellerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will amend planning regulations so that change of use applications are not needed for the conversion of retail shops into restaurants or fast food outlets.
§ Mr. TraceyIn reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury (Mr. Key), my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced on 2 December at columns 55–56, that he was publishing for consultation a report by a sub-group of the Department's property advisory group on the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1972. We shall need to consider the comments of interested persons and bodies before reaching conclusions on the sub-group's detailed proposals for amending the order.